Staff Reporter.
The dismissal of top Western Cape policeman, Major General Jeremy Vearey has been upheld by the Arbitrator of the Safety and Security Sectoral Bargaining Council.
The ruling was set down by the arbitrator – the Safety and Security Sectoral Bargaining Council (SSSBC) on Tuesday.
National police commissioner Gen Khehla Sitole has welcomed the ruling by the Safety and Security Sectoral Bargaining Council (SSSBC), which upheld the dismissal of Vearey.
Veary was dismissed in May, after disciplinary processes were brought against him regarding posts made to his personal Facebook account.
The posts were said to have constituted disrespect towards Sitole, and brought the national commissioner into disrepute.
“You allegedly brought the name of the employer into disrepute by posting images and messages, and causing same to be circulated through social media…[The posts] were intended to degrade the leadership of the South African Police Service and disrespect the authority of the national commissioner,” read the notice of the investigation.
After charges were laid against Veary,he referred what he deemed an unfair dismissal dispute to the SSSBC.
In a 24-page award to the SSSBC, the arbitrator ruled that the dismissal of Veary was “substantively fair”, that he would remain dismissed,and that the bargaining council close the file.